Two of the most significant changes at Paradise Valley Estates during our shelter-in-place have been the absence of our ice cream and the arrival of live streaming as our primary means of communication.
Memories are funny things. Sometimes you can visualize the face of a classmate from third grade as if chiseled on the back of your brain, but you can’t remember a single name at your class reunion.
Fall usually ushers in a trove of Northern California activities. This year, like many other annual fall events, protecting the health and safety of the community during the coronavirus pandemic has brought big changes to one — the 2020 Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Solano County.
In 1949, during his freshman year at college, resident Fred Montanye had pizza for the first time.
Resident Nancy Wisner shares how a popular “Happiness” class changed her approach to life’s ups and downs in ways that she didn’t imagine.
The five senses with which we were born color our lives in ways that we cannot fathom. Some of them are more acute than others. However, when one is missing or even dulled, the others take on some of the missing roles.
Resident Marie Smith shares warm memories of shopping with her mother.
As resident Donald Terleski sheltered in place, he talked to his 100-year-old mother about her experiences during World War II.
Bill McNamara, West Point Class of 1960, has made it his duty to honor our country’s battles by curating exhibits of military material and mementoes in five cabinets around PVE.
